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Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders
Languages

Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders

...skill valued by clients and coveted by employers in the migration third sector – a significant advantage against the backdrop of a discriminatory labour market which commonly failed to recognise their official qualifications and previous work experience. My EU-funded research project Employing the Cultural Broker in the Governance of Migration and Integration, was...
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Charles Dickens and the dinosaurs
History & The Arts

Charles Dickens and the dinosaurs

...skills and accomplishments as the foremost paleontologist in Victorian Britain”. He also evaluates Dickens’s use of prehistoric images, and suggests Owen’s study and descriptions of “petrified and often only fragmentary remains evidently stimulated Dickens’s imaginative creativity”. However, Dawson does not comment on how Dickens’s paleontological...
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Opening up history: political culture in eighteenth-century Ireland
History & The Arts

Opening up history: political culture in eighteenth-century Ireland

...studying electoral practice in Ireland during the period. 8. What were the most enjoyable, and difficult, parts of the project? I initially assumed this would be a relatively short and straightforward project, but it proved far more complex and time-consuming than I expected. 9. Tell us about the sources that you used, and the challenges that came about using them....
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The Wheel Learning Hub
OpenLearn Ireland

The Wheel Learning Hub

A collection of free courses and resources to support the development of leadership skills within the charity and community sectors in Ireland. [The Wheel logo]
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Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?

...skill and speed of the players. He is a keen rugby player himself and has been attending training at the local club since he was four. However despite his passion for the sport he is yet to define himself as ‘a rugby player’ as he also participates in a range of other sports including football, swimming and golf. This is similar to most of his rugby teammates who also...
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What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?
Education & Development

What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?

...skills, for example, those who have been excluded or prevented from completing the level of education they want, or those in prisons or other secure settings. But once we identify who should be included in education, we are still left with a lot of questions, such as: What does inclusion in education really look like? Does it mean the same thing in different countries or...
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